SDD Navigator

AI-powered research roadmap platform built at UAB SPARC

Overview

SDD Navigator connects researchers worldwide to personalized research roadmaps — from their current assets to their end goals — powered by AI with matched global service providers at each stage.

Built under Prof. Jake Chen at UAB SPARC.

Live Site

https://sdd-navigator-six.vercel.app

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15 + Tailwind CSS
• Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL)
• Auth: Supabase Auth
• AI: Groq API (llama-3.3-70b-versatile)
• Transcription: OpenAI Whisper
• Graph: D3.js
• Hosting: Vercel
• Pipeline: Python + feedparser

Project Structure

sdd-navigator/
├── frontend/     → Next.js application
├── backend/      → Python pipeline agents
├── database/     → SQL schema
└── .github/      → GitHub Actions workflows

Setup

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Backend Pipeline

cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
python agent/pipeline.py --episode 43

Environment Variables

frontend/.env.local:

NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=
GROQ_API_KEY=
GITHUB_TOKEN=

backend/.env:

GROQ_API_KEY=
SUPABASE_URL=
SUPABASE_KEY=
RSS_URL=

Running the Pipeline

# Process latest episode
python agent/pipeline.py

# Process specific episode
python agent/pipeline.py --episode 43

# Process all episodes
python agent/pipeline.py --all

# Retry failed episodes
python agent/pipeline.py --retry-failed

Database

Schema available in database/schema.sql. Run in Supabase SQL Editor to recreate.

Built By

Karthikeya Thimirishetty
UAB SPARC — University of Alabama at Birmingham